4SCollege English Reading Keys to Exercises
UNIT 1
TEXT A III. Practice
1. Choose the best answer. (1) B (2) A (3) D (4) B (5) D (6) D 2. Understand the vocabulary.
Identify the word unrelated to the other three words in each group.
(1) C (2) D (3) D (4) B (5) A (6) D (7) D (8) C (9) C (10) B
Choose the right word to fill in each blank, using its proper form. (1) constantly (2) framework (3) neglect (4) turbulent (5) career
(6) domain (7) celebrity (8) lately (9) regulation (10) claim
3. Understand the text.
(1) He feels bittersweet, because there is only one year left before his graduation. (2) However busy you are with your college career, you should not neglect your
family.
(3) We should be serious about it.
(4) Because in this way god could turn us into a better, stronger, realer person.
(5) Because they don't realize the talented tenth-the fact that nothing in life is
guaranteed.
4. Translate the sentences.
a. 而我大三的终结恰恰诞生了我思想的精华。
b. 家里可能会请你帮忙造一座别墅，然而千万别在那之前就让自己和家人分崩
离析了。
c. 学生朋友们，不要天真到以为警察们不会发现你的恶行，因为，我们并非是
真正的“天之骄子”，犯了错，甚至罪，都无法赦免。
d. 我开始试着去理解为什么上天赐予我一些生命中的挫折，是因为那些使我成
为了一个更好，更坚强，更真实的人吧。
e. 有时我们认为已经为之付出百分百热血的事情会因为没有意识到这第十点
而无法获得我们真正想要的。 5. Retell the text.
senior, his college experience, freshmen, the fight ,your goal , academic , extra-curriculum , communication skills, personality , your value , overestimate, underestimate, your college experience, your family, The law and regulation makers, control themselves better (be more self-restraint), at a few of the downtown clubs, marry someone, value the process, the process ,better, stronger and realer, traveling, nothing in life is guaranteed.
TEXT B
III Make the judgment.
(1)--(5) F T F T F (6)--(7) F T
IV Match Column A with Column B. 1-5 c h e f g 6-10 b d a Test Preparation
Passage 1 DDCBC Passage 2 BBACB Passage 3 CACDA Passage 4 AADCC Passage 5 ADDCA Passage 6 BCAAA
UNIT 2
TEXT A III. Practice
(1) Choose the best answer. (1) B (2) C (3) C (4) A (5) D (6) B (7) D (2) Understand the vocabulary.
5. Identify the word unrelated to the other three words in each group. (1) C (2) B (3) A (4) D (5) B (6) A (7) D (8) A (9) D (10) C (1) Choose the right word to fill in each blank, using its proper form. (1) irresistible (2) turn down (3) candidates (4) rely on (5) analysis (6) advertise (7) relevant (8) capacity (9) intelligence (10) professional 4. Understand the text.
(1).Beacuse most companies will try to promote from within or rely on employee referrals.
(2).They should pay attention to signs from trade journals, analyst commentary and the stock market showing which companies are growing, restructuring or contracting out services.
(3).Because they can forward your résumé to decision makers. They are trusted sources of referrals.
(4).We can learn that we’d better emphasize our unique skills on the résumé since companies will search online databases when they have specialized needs.
(5).Job hunting is a hard experience. We should carefully design it and take some steps while hunting jobs. 5. Translate the sentences.
(1).招聘资讯似乎把对求职者的一切要求都设定得可以轻易达到，让人难以抗拒。 (2).这对于公司外部拥有钻研和社交能力的求职者来说可能是个不错的机会，因为大多数公司都试图通过内部提拔或者依靠员工推荐来选拔人才。
(3).如果你想要出奇制胜，仅仅30%的匹配度不足以让你获得成功。你需要尽可能100%地接近职位要求。 6. Retell the text.
recruitment, Unfortunately, escape, unlisted, promotion, Read, stock market, websites, published, relatives, resume, recommendations, databases, candidate TEXT B
V Make the judgment.
(1)--(5) F F T T F (6)--(7) T F
2. (1) enthusiasm (2) commitment (3) rewarding (4) prospective (5) advisable (6) tuition (7) affluent (8) inclination
3. (1) Yes, I think so. It can accumulate job experience for future full-time career.
No, I don’t think so.
(2) I once worked as an English tutor for a middle school student. I learned to be patient and practiced my language expression ability during this process.
I don’t have any part-time job experiences. I guess going to the job agency is a good approach to part-time jobs. Test Preparation
Passage 1 CBCBA Passage 2 ABBCD Passage 3 CCADB Passage 4
1. (The) after-sales manager 2. a lawyer 3. Employment Service Office 4. 1 June, 2009 5. (automatically) withdrawn Passage 5 CCBDA
Passage 6 ADABDBA selling yourself and overselling yourself; summary of your qualifications; an attachment to information.
UNIT 3
TEXT A III. Practice
(3) Choose the best answer.
(1) A (2) D (3) B (4) C (5) D (6) A (4) Understand the vocabulary.
5. Identify the word unrelated to the other three words in each group. (1) C (2) B (3) A (4) B (5) C (6) C (7) A (8)D (9) B (10) D
(2) Choose the right word to fill in each blank, using its proper form.
(1) inherited (2) instill (3) leaps and bounds (4) mind-blowing (5) insistence
(6) in terms of (7) hail from (8) lived up to (9) super-elite (10) contributions
7. Understand the text.
(1) First and foremost being the booming Chinese economy, which Forbes reasons has created huge opportunities. But another important factor is that there is a level playing field when it comes to men and women in China. (2) The ideology of gender equality.
(3) The saying that ―women hold up half the sky‖ and the fact that women have been encouraged into education and careers and instilled with a strong work ethic.
(4) Girls are becoming more feminized and more concerned with their looks. More of them want to stay at home and not go out to work.
(5) I agree with this. Recently, there is a social tendency females tend to focus more on their appearances, marry a rich husband and thus enjoy affluent life. They give up their own achievements.
8. Translate the sentences. (1) 换句话说，世界上白手起家的亿万女富豪们，有一半是来自共产主义的中国。 (2) 中国百富榜的创始人胡润说：―如果这是一场乒乓比赛，听到前十名中有一半是中国人你肯定不会惊讶。‖ 他一直关注着中国企业家界的变化。
(3) ―但是当谈到的是10个世界上最富有的白手起家的女性时，就实在是太意外了。‖
(4) 为什么中国在这样一份榜单上能够超越许多发达国家排行第一呢？原因有很多。
(5) 自从1949年中华人民共和国成立以来，中国女性就被鼓励去接受教育和参加工作，并被灌输以较高的职业道德规范。
(6) 在性别差异这一点上，当代中国有着独特的文化氛围。 9. Retell the text. leaps and bounds,
foremost, Another, counterparts, women hold up half the sky, ideology, encouraged into, instilled with
Dr. Moore，applauds，interpersonal, better at,
TEXT B
VI Make the judgment.
(1)--(5) F T F T F (6)--(8) F T F 2. Discuss the topics.
1 .Young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions.
2. It’s to concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged.
3. This sentence tells us that patience and persistence can lead to the ultimate success.
Test Preparation
Passage 1 BBCAD Passage 2 ABCDD Passage 3 DBBAA Passage 4 ABDDB Passage 5 BDCAB Passage 6 BACAA
UNIT 4
TEXT A III. Practice
(5) Choose the best answer.
(1) C (2) D (3) B (4) C (5)A (6) A (7) C (6) Understand the vocabulary.
5. Identify the word unrelated to the other three words in each group.
(1) D (2) C (3) C (4) C (5) A (6) B (7) C (8)B (9) A
(10) C
(3) Choose the right word to fill in each blank, using its proper form.
(1) starve (2) wind down (3) pediatrician (4) vigorous (5) digestive
(6) update (7) cessation (8) severely (9) chronic (10) cramp 10. Understand the text.
(1) You will feel cold but will be just fine health-wise and feeling cold doesn’t affect your immune system, so you will not catch a cold when you go out with wet hair (2) A handful of blueberries a day will keep the doctor away more effectively. (3) No, unless you’re severely dehydrated from vomiting or diarrhea. (4) Swallow one teaspoon of white granulated sugar.
(5) Yes, it is true. The thinking that if you exercised strenuously right after eating, the lack of blood of muscles would cause you to cramp up and drown won’t happen. You might have less energy to swim vigorously, but it shouldn’t inhibit your ability to tread water or play.
(6) It can have a placebo effect, regardless of science. 11. Translate the sentences.
(1) 新计划会比旧的更加可行吗？ (2) 你能戒掉吸烟的坏习惯吗？
(3)我家里面有一只花瓶，据说其年代可以追溯到明朝。 (4)在大学里，你可以专攻人文科学或自然科学。 (5)他去度假散心。 12. Retell the text.
adage, cold, conclusion, immune,
drink, fever, blueberries, antioxidants startle, teaspoon, tread, muscles, gallons Reading Skill
1. Understand the underlined words. (1) D (2) B (3) D (4) C (5) B TEXT B
VII Make the judgment.
(1)--(5) TFTFF (6)--(8) TFTFTTF 2. Discuss the topics.
1. Plants offer a host of health benefits. Aside from their fiber, vitamins, and minerals, evidence suggests that fruits and veggies contain compounds that play a role in preventing certain cancers as well as heart disease and stroke, for which supplements are no substitute.
2. No. Vegetarianism prevents people to take in many beneficial nutrients, so balanced diet is preferable. Test Preparation
Passage 1 ADBDD Passage 2 CBABD Passage 3 CDCAA Passage4…….BCBCB